Universität zu Köln

Bloch, Carola ORCID: 0000-0002-5234-0336 (2023). Temporal parameters of communication in typically-developed individuals and individuals with autism spectrum disorder. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.

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Abstract

Functional interpersonal communication can be operationalized as interpersonal synchrony. This dissertation examines another level of synchronization, the level of intrapersonal synchrony. Intrapersonal synchrony is defined as the temporal coordination of multimodal communication within individuals in social interaction. It is postulated that the mechanisms of intrapersonal synchrony are important for the measurement and possibly also the emergence of interpersonal synchrony. Intrapersonal synchrony is therefore relevant to better understand and describe communicative characteristics in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The dissertation comprises one theoretical and three empirical studies. These studies demonstrate i) that intrapersonal synchrony is produced differently in individuals with ASD, ii) that these characteristics can be attributed to domain-specific synchronization strategies in ASD, and iii) that the characteristics in the temporal production of multimodal communication behavior have different effects on the perception and reciprocal response of observers with and without ASD.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD thesis)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Bloch, Carola carola.bloch@posteo.de orcid.org/0000-0002-5234-0336 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-715387
Date:	28 November 2023
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Synchrony English Nonverbal Communication English Autism English
Date of oral exam:	23 October 2023
Referee:	Name Academic Title Falter-Wagner, Christine Prof. Dr. Vogeley, Kai Prof. Dr. Dr. Bente, Gary Prof. Dr.
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/71538